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Study suggests faint galaxies illuminated early universe

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 14:33

A new study has found that the light from tiny galaxies more than 13 billion years ago played a larger role than previously thought in creating the conditions in the universe as we know it today.

Jupiter`s Moon shaped same way as Earth`s surface: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 13:19

A new laboratory model suggested that the ridges and troughs shaped on the surface of Jupiter`s icy moon Ganymede were formed the same way as Earth`s tectonic process.

Salt melted ice to form water on Mars?

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2014, 13:04

Researchers have discovered that water could have flowed on the surface of Mars with the help of salt present in the Martian soil that can melt ice.

NASA says UFO on Mars mere hot pixel

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 17:07

NASA has recently stated that the bright light recorded by the Curiosity rover on Mars was just a `hot pixel` and not a UFO.

Voyager 1 now in inter-stellar space

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 15:58

Thirty-seven years after it was launched, Voyager 1 is not only alive and kicking, but continuing its journery into the great void.

Supermassive black hole blows molecular gas out of galaxy at one million kilometres per hour: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 15:44

New research by academics at the University of Sheffield has solved a long-standing mystery surrounding the evolution of galaxies, deepening our understanding of the future of the Milky Way.

NASA to rename iconic Florida facility after Neil Armstrong

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 14:57

NASA is renaming one of its iconic facilities at Kennedy Space Center in honour of the legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong.

New Mars map provides insight into water modifying planet`s surface

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2014, 12:47

A new geological map of mars has revealed new insight into surface modified by water over much of planet`s history.

Lok Sabha hails launch of polar satellite PSLV-C23

Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2014, 16:05

Lok Sabha today hailed successful launch of PSLV-C23 with five satellites saying it has yet again exhibited India`s prowess in space technology.

NASA builds world`s first flying observatory

Last Updated: Sunday, July 6, 2014, 16:15

NASA has fitted a 17-tonne telescope with an effective diameter of eight feet on a modified Boeing 747 jetliner that the US space agency is using as a flying observatory to study stars.